The Eating Coach

Ah yes! It's Stupidfest. More stupid than the law that said you can convict a swarm of locusts for destroying your crops in the Middle Ages (I'm so proud to be British!). Stupider than not being allowed to name your pig Napoleon (it's illegal in France) or arresting a man for wearing a skirt (possible in Italy)

The Eating Coach presents some new and unheard Stupid Ideas of The Week for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!

RESOURCES

Listen to the whole of the Space Film Special at 

https://www.patreon.com/EatingCoach

Find out about one-to-one coaching at

http://www.theshiftinside.com/coaching/

The Freedom From Sugar programme is at 

http://www.theshiftinside.com/freedom/

The opposite of addiction is not what you think – unless you happen to have seen Johan Hari’s TED talk Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

What on earth is Groucho Marx doing in Eating Coach HQ???

MAIN SECTION

In this episode, I talk about some key points from this talk. You don’t need to have watched it to understand.

Find out:

• Why grandmothers aren’t heroin addicts (it’s not Victorian morality!)
• How our innate need to bond can indirectly lead to addiction under specific circumstances
• The role of shame in all this

THE GAME Of LIFE

An excerpt from last week's Eating Coach Extra episode The Game of Life. To hear the whole episode  right now, go to https://www.patreon.com/EatingCoach

RESOURCES

Johan Hari’s TED talk is at https://www.ted.com/talks/johann_hari_everything_you_think_you_know_about_addiction_is_wrong?language=en

Find out more about coaching at www.theshiftinside.com/coaching

Can food really heal depression? And if so, is it all you need? Let's investigate...

STUPID IDEA OF THE WEEK

…is the the when/then game. We’ve all played it – and let’s face it, it’s total pants (as we say here in good ol’Blighty).

MAIN SECTION

In today’s episode I look at how what we eat can impact our mental health. As important as the information are certain caveats that you need to be aware of. The main focus is on what foodstuffs we can introduce to improve our state of mind and emotional regulation.

Included is an extract from my new audiobook Natural Antidepressants. You can buy it today (link below) or….

…alternatively you can hear it over two episodes (this week and next) of Eating Coach Extra – these are paid episodes that will be coming out every other week.

 Access Eating Coach Extra here:

https://www.patreon.com/EatingCoach

To celebrate the launch, I am publishing the first two (i.e. the whole of Natural Antidepressants) as follows:

Part 1 – today

Part 2 – next Wednesday 13th

For a low monthly fee you will now be able to hear new episodes every single week if you include the main free Eating Coach episodes.

RESOURCES

https://www.patreon.com/EatingCoach

http://www.theshiftinside.com/natural-antidepressants/

http://www.theshiftinside.com/can-changing-your-diet-heal-depression-with-joan-sotkin/

Would you listen to voicemails from your future?...is an intriguing question...but not the most useful one for this Saturday. Find out what is in this minisode.

This is the last Saturday Question for the time being. Speak to you as usual on Wednesday.

RESOURCES

http://www.thetruthpodcast.com/story/2018/4/5/the-runaways

Yesterday would have been Steve Irwin's 57th birthday. I talk about a hidden lesson the wildlife adventurer from down under has to teach us about how we are living our own lives.

The Cavebrain episode is here: 

http://www.theshiftinside.com/audio-why-cant-i-stop-stress-eating-ask-your-cavebrain/

In this episode I talk about the work I did with one client and her suicidal thoughts. I discuss the link between eating issues and suicidal urges, and offer some questions you can ask yourself to give you some distance between yourself and this kind of overwhelm.

Be aware that the topic discussed is passive suicidal ideation – thoughts such as “I just don’t want to be here anymore” – as opposed to a definite intent to take one’s own life.

This episode contains an extract from an episode of my other podcast Harry Potter Saved My Life, which is available here:

http://harrypottersavedmylife.com/s2e4-how-to-stop-feeling-suicidal-using-harry-potter

RESOURCES

https://www.socialworktoday.com/news/enews_0812_01.shtml

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25231853

https://www.verywellmind.com/eating-disorders-suicide-4174291

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/mindful-musings/201803/eating-disorders-and-suicidal-thoughts

Can you do this one thing - just for an hour?

RESOURCES:

https://drhyman.com/blog/2019/02/06/podcast-ep39/

http://eatingcoach.libsyn.com/ec006-fatbook

This Saturday Question minisode is inspired by an argument I heard half of while standing in the supermarket queue. If you have ever lit the Olympic-size torch of your self pity and frustration with the words 'Why do I bother?, then I have a much more fun alternative for you. Enjoy!

It's episode 100! With over 100,000 downloads, I take one hour look back at some of my favourite moments of The Eating Coach podcast and have a couple of giveaways for you at the end. I have gone for a mix of main episodes, Stupid Ideas of The Week and Saturday Questions: thoughtful challenge, deep and meaningful moments and humour.

Every episode I have used is linked to in the resources below, in order.

Giveaway # 1 - 2 x 50 minutes of coaching by Zoom

Just tell me what you like about the show, or how it has helped you. Here are all the ways you can contact me:

Email info [at] theshiftinside.com 

Facebook - join The eating Coach Discussion Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1594950873896541/

Or:  https://www.facebook.com/TheShiftInside/

Instagram  #eatingcoach

Giveaway #2 -  For everyone - Relaxation audio : http://www.theshiftinside.com/fishtank/

RESOURCES

Here are the episodes mentioned in order:

#1 The Maple Syrup Diet was from ep 14: http://eatingcoach.libsyn.com/hollywood-rebels

#2 Why Is Bread So Addictive? (ep 53) http://www.theshiftinside.com/audio-why-is-bread-so-addictive-ec53/

#3 Lori Massacot is speaking in episode 59: Six Years Sugar-Free http://www.theshiftinside.com/six/

#4 How Sugar Hijacks Your Brain (ep  http://www.theshiftinside.com/audio-how-sugar-hijacks-your-brain/

#5 The Shangrila Diet (ep 15) http://eatingcoach.libsyn.com/ec-15-artificial-sweeteners-what-you-should-really-worry-about

#6 Normal = Mediocre episode - http://www.theshiftinside.com/audio-normal-mediocre/

#7 The Failure Olympics (ep 32) http://www.theshiftinside.com/audio-the-failure-olympics-ec32/

#8 Describing The Ideal was from ep 18 - http://eatingcoach.libsyn.com/ec18-own-your-food-compulsion

#9 Cavebrain (ep35) - http://www.theshiftinside.com/audio-why-cant-i-stop-stress-eating-ask-your-cavebrain/

#10 Me Too (ep 19) - http://www.theshiftinside.com/podcast-me-too-release-your-trauma-and-put-food-out-of-a-job-it-was-never-meant-to-do/

#11 Brian Wong (ep 65) - http://eatingcoach.libsyn.com/ec-65-saturday-question-brian-wong

What nonsense do orange men spout on stage in dingy basketball stadiums at 8 O'clock in the morning? Listen and find out.

The Antidote is by Oliver Burkeman